Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 573. Chapter 572.
In Yu Township.

County Prime Minister's Mansion.

Hearing the news reported by his subordinates, Wang Jintong, magistrate of Yuxiang County, nodded:

"Understood, go prepare food and grass for 2000 people, and send two carts of salt bricks to the Du family. There is no need to say anything extra, just state that it is a gift from this official."

"Yes, sir."

His subordinates took the order and left, but Wang Jintong continued to study the chess record in his hand that was said to be written by the Goryeo chess master Tu Sirui when he was young, as if he had done a trivial thing.

But a young man next to him who looked like he was in his early twenties was a little puzzled:

"Father, there is something that my child doesn't understand."

"Well, talk about it."

Without raising his head, Wang Jin continued to study the chess record.

The young man asked:
"Why do we give the Du family's food and grass? If the salt brick child can understand, the food and grass for 2000 people is much more difficult to get than these two trucks of salt. The Du family's family is obviously going to Yuqiang with the refugees. , although I don't know what happened... But they suddenly turned to Yu Township, there are two possibilities, one is to come here on purpose, and the other is to encounter some troubles and need to come to Yu Township for a while. No matter which one is, they They are all working hard for the sake of the Cui family, and it seems that the Cui family has no intention of parting with this pool of fire. Why do we still help them like this?"

The young man was puzzled, and Wang Jintong didn't explain, but said while writing the score:
"Then what do you think, if Du Jiazi, as the head of Hedong, really wants to come to Yu Township, why would he bring more than 2000 refugees?"

"That's why the boy said that they might have encountered some troubles and had to go to Yuxiang. After all, the second son of the Li family is with us."

"Well, then you are thinking about it, it is obviously working for the Cui family, who would dare to trouble the Du family?"

"..."

In an instant, the young man paused.

His brows furrowed completely.

"clatter."

At this time, Wang Jintong landed a pawn somewhere.

With the fall of this piece, the whole game of chess was decided.

The big dragon was slaughtered, and the white chess was defeated.

Wang Jintong recalled the killer move he had designed since No.12, and his eyes were filled with emotion:
"Tsk. It's obviously our own thing, but it has been reached to such a state by a Korean. Tsk tsk tsk..."

Putting down the chess record and holding a teacup, he looked at his frowning son and said:

"Lianwen, there are actually two kinds of so-called prudence and self-protection. One is to be isolated from the world like a tortoise. The family entrusted the task of the Yuxiang salt mine to my father. As long as the production of the salt mine can be guaranteed, then They basically don't care about other things. Even if something happens to the father, the family will put the guarantee of the production of the salt mine first. After the salt mine is stabilized, they will consider the matter of the father. Therefore, In this case, the best way is to seal off Yu Township."

Looking at his son who subconsciously sat up straight and listened respectfully, Wang Jintong did not hide at all, and began to explain the doubts to his promising offspring:
"So, the salt mines in Yuxiang are all local people. Their wages for digging salt are twice or even three times that of outsiders. Why? Because my father needs a stable Yuxiang, stable and continuous The salt produced by the family meets the requirements of the family. That’s why they turned a blind eye to the money that the father kept privately for themselves, and only let you return to Taiyuan when the father suggested that you become an official. Because No matter what time it is, Taiyuan is our home. In the land of Shanxi, you are safe wherever you go.”

Wang Lianwen nodded:

"Baby still can't understand Daddy's good intentions, and I'm ashamed to teach Daddy."

But Wang Jintong shook his head with a smile after hearing this, and continued:

"And the second type is that a gentleman is kind to others. Let me ask you, are these two thousand grains a lot for Yu Township?"

"...It's not much, not to mention the accumulated harvest in the granary over the years, but to say that the family has provided us with all the supplies for emergencies since the beginning of the chaos. Two thousand grains and grass are just a drop in the bucket That's all."

Just as Wang Lianwen shook his head, his father continued:
"That's enough. Mrs. Du, after all, is a family. At any rate, he has to call me uncle when he meets me. My nephew needs help, and it is reasonable for the uncle to give some help. But what is the size of the help?" But it needs to be handled.

Just now I asked you for my father, what kind of person dares to cause trouble for the Cui family? This is what it means.For the people of the world, or the Li family outside the city gate, the salt that people eat and the salt that horses eat are more important than anything else.Why?Because there is no salt to eat, there is no strength.Without the strength to pick up weapons, they cannot display their ambitions.

But for the aristocratic family, it is not difficult to preserve one's body in troubled times.But the real difficulty lies in how we divide up such a big pie in the world when the troubled times pass and everything starts again.Everyone wants to live up to their ancestors and make further progress.Therefore, how to bet and how to win in troubled times is the most important thing.

When Li's son arrives, we immediately promise that as long as we get the notification from the family, [-]% of the salt mines produced in Yuxiang can be shipped to Shanxi.Why?Because Shanxi is our home.When Li Yuan went to Taiyuan to take office, he had to establish a good relationship with our family immediately.And that's why Li Jiazi didn't go to Sangquan.Because the Lu family may not support the Li family.

But now in this Hedong territory, because of this pool of fire, someone dared to wrestle with the Cui family, first of all, it shows that this matter will not be easy.Let me ask you for my father, not to mention the person standing behind who can't see clearly, it's like saying that there is a conflict between our family and the Cui family, who do you think will win? "

In the study room, the conversation between the father and son seemed to be earnestly teaching, and also seemed to be studying for an examination. The atmosphere was unreasonably harmonious.

Don't be afraid of others listening.

After Wang Lianwen heard this question, he thought about it and shook his head:

"I don't know, my son. The Cui family and our family...should be about the same?"

"Then are we sure we will win?"

"No."

"That's it."

Wang Jintong smiled gently:
"Since we know that no one is sure of winning against the Shang Cui family, why should we take sides? As far as the Cui family is concerned, when they heard that the Du family had transferred to Yu Township and got the help of grain and grass, they let him go. They walked back to Yuqian. The Cui family will recognize this friendship. But in the same way, our family only gave food, grass, salt and bricks, neither sent troops, nor invited people in to receive them warmly. .

If you want to fight, that's fine. If you go out of Yu Township, you can fight however you want.Longhuo, our family is not interested, you can fight with confidence, the Wang family of Yuxiang only needs to be wise and protect themselves.In this way, the family will be satisfied, the Cui family will be satisfied, and those who dare to provoke the Cui family will also be satisfied.understand? "

"..."

Wang Lianwen didn't say anything, just concentrating on thinking.

Think about the cause and effect of your father's passing of this incident, and what you want yourself to understand.

And Wang Jintong didn't urge him, just sipped tea and waited.

When I finished drinking a cup of tea, I heard Wang Lianwen say:
"Father, does that family also hold this attitude towards the current period?"

Wang Jintong shook his head slightly:
"Who knows."

"..."

Wang Lianwen was silent again.

For a moment, he nodded:
"The child understands."

"Do you really understand?"

"Well, I really understand."

"That's fine."

Wang Jintong put down his teacup, put the black and white pieces into the two chess boxes one by one, and picked up the chess book again:

"Then go and write a document yourself, and send it home. You go and write it, and hand it to your father for review."

"Yes."

Wang Lianwen got up and left.

And Wang Jintong looked at the chess record in his hand.

The score above the chess record is called:

"Death by the second hand - double robbery net kill"

"Wonderful~"

The county magistrate muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)